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<br />This document focuses on flood hazard mitigation for the protection of life and property, There are <br />other important issues such as infrastructure, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, water supply, <br />and recreation which are not specifically addressed in this mitigation plan, <br /> <br />D, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board would like to thank the following entities for directly or <br />indirectly providing information and assistance during the completion of this document. <br /> <br />. Buffalo Creek Crisis Committee <br />. Colorado Association of Stonnwater and Floodplain Managers <br />. Colorado Geological Survey <br />. Colorado Office of Emergency Management <br />. Colorado State Forest Service <br />. Denver Water Board <br />. Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />. Henz Meteorological Services <br />. International Erosion Control Association <br />. Jefferson County Department of Highways and Transportation <br />. Jefferson County Emergency Management <br />. Jefferson County Sheriffs Department <br />. N ational Weather Service <br />. Natural Resource Conservation Service <br />. U,S, Bureau of Reclamation <br />. U,S, Forest Service <br />. U,S, Geological Survey <br />. Urban Drainage and Flood Control District <br />. Woodward-Clyde Consultants <br /> <br />E. WATERSHED AND COMMUNITY DESCRWfION <br />Buffalo Creek is a major right bank tributary to the North Fork of the South Platte River (North <br />Fork) and is located in the foothills and mountains of central Colorado. The Buffalo Creek <br />watershed lies mainly in southern Jefferson County and extends slightly into Park County toward <br />the southwest. The watershed rises high into the mountains of the Pike National Forest, and its <br />headwaters have elevations in excess of 11,000 feet. Sand Draw and Spring Gulch are the most <br />downstream right-bank tributaries of Buffalo Creek, and they flow through the community of <br />Buffalo Creek from southeast to northwest. Sand Draw and Spring Gulch have relatively small <br />watersheds (less than 2 square miles) with maximum elevations of about 7,800 feet. The North <br />Fork basin extends west through Park County and slightly into Clear Creek County up to the <br />Continental Divide, The headwaters of the North Fork basin have elevations in excess of 14,000 <br />feet. <br /> <br />The community of Buffalo Creek is located in the unincorporated portion of Jefferson County, in <br />the foothills of central Colorado. Buffalo Creek is located approximately 25 miles southwest of <br /> <br />2 <br />